Flutter Entertainment Plc begins a new corporate governance era as Chairman Gary McGann steps down from all directorship duties effective 31 August. As of 1 September, the board of the FTSE100 gambling group will be led by US executive John Bryant serving as Chair of the Flutter Board and Chair of the Nomination Committee. Closing 2022, Flutter notified investors that …
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Flutter Entertainment Plc is in the process of announcing its next chairman as the FTSE100 gambling group finalises its path towards a dual US listing. According to Sky News, Flutter has lined up former Kellogg Company President and CEO John Bryant (2011-2017) as the next chairman of the £24bn valued firm. A US retail figurehead and an expert in global …
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Caliente.mx, the flagship brand of Caliplay, has announced its biggest sponsorship commitment to date, becoming a ‘key commercial partner’ of Mexican football. The sponsorship was announced yesterday via a press conference in the Toluca headquarters of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), in which Caliente was announced as a new partner of Mexico’s National Team for the next four years. Caliente …
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Groupe FDJ, the operating company of Française des Jeux, France’s national lottery operator, has confirmed the appointment of Isabelle Bastien as new Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Bastien has joined FDJ’s executive committee and will be charged with leadership of Paris Euronext gambling group’s sales force activities and B2B trade marketing teams. A mass-market retail expert, Bastien joins FDJ from …
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Fantasy football operator Sorare has gained a new Strategic Advisor in FC Barcelona and Spanish national team defender Gerard Piqué. Sorare is hopeful that Piqué’s contribution, in addition to the “significant investment” he has made in the company, will help expand its global presence and reach new fan bases across the world. Furthermore Piqué and his new colleagues at Sorare …
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With more and more looking to find a way into esports, and an increasing number of non-endemic sponsors looking to move into the space in some form companies that provide a helping hand stand to do rather well. As a B2B platform provider and host Esportsfield is one such company. We spoke to Co-Founder and Head of Product Oleg Voronko about …
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